General David Petraeus The U.S. and international commander in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, who took command a month ago, has issued his first guidance document for the nearly 150,000 troops under his command. He is emphasizing the need to pr...
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne holds his Budget Box as he poses for the media outside his official residence at 11 Downing Street in central London, 22 Jun 2010 Britain's new coalition government has passed an emergency budget a...
Power struggle between Odinga, Kibaki threatens political deal negotiated two years ago to end weeks of election violence. Alan Boswell | Nairobi 22 February 2010 Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki (L) and Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga (R) Kenya's two...
Ultra-orthodox Jewish boy climbs on timber beams at a construction site in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo, 26 Apr 2010 Israel could be making a concession aimed at breaking the deadlock in the Middle East peace process. Officials in...
Palestinian officials say the Israeli move is insufficient because it does not include disputed East Jerusalem or 3,000 homes already under construction in the West Bank Robert Berger | Jerusalem 06 December 2009 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netan...
Malaysia's ruling party has postponed a crucial December election to choose its leaders. VOA correspondent Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has more. The United Malays National Organization, or UMNO, the biggest party in the coalition that has ruled...
Political infighting has led to the collapse of Ukraine's governing coalition, raising the prospect of difficult negotiations to form a new government or a third parliamentary election in as many years. VOA correspondent Peter Fedynsky has been foll...
Leaders of Pakistan's ruling coalition government have ended their first meeting since President Pervez Musharraf's resignation by postponing any decisions about restoring judges deposed by the former president. From Islamabad, VOA's Barry Newhouse...
Top leaders of Pakistan's ruling coalition government say they have agreed on a plan to pursue impeachment proceedings against President Pervez Musharraf. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad, where Pakistan People's Party leader Asif Zardari...
Guinea-Bissau's coalition government has fallen after a presidential decree dissolved the parliament and named a caretaker prime minister. Brent Latham reports from our West Africa bureau in Dakar, elections are still scheduled for November. Joao Be...